The former Kentucky star helped open the flood gates of talent from Toronto.
Basketball has become a global game.
It is no longer just America’s game and we need to look no further than this year’s NBA draft in which 28 of the 60 players selected were born outside of the United States. That list included the Kentucky Wildcats' Jamal Murray, who was born in Kitchener, Ontario, which is an hour and change drive west of Toronto.
Many attribute the rapid ascension of the popularity of the professional game in Canada to the success of Vince Carter and his nightly highlight reel antics while playing for the Toronto Raptors.